Posts from GovConDaily for 01/11/2016

Air Force Issues RFP for GPS III Satellite Production Feasibility Contracts

The Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center is seeking contractors to demonstrate methods for production of Global Positioning System III space vehicles. The Air Force on Friday published a request for proposals for its phase 1 GPS III satellite production readiness feasibility assessment initiative and said it will accept responses to the RFP through Feb…

Siemens, NPS Install Solar Panels at Virginia’s Manassas National Battlefield Park; Barbara Humpton Comments

A Siemens subsidiary and the National Park Service have deployed two solar panels at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia under a $29 million Energy Savings Performance contract that Siemens’ federal business secured in 2014…

Mac Thornberry: DoD Should Tolerate Risks in Acquisition Programs

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has said the Defense Department should tolerate risks through experimentation when it comes to the acquisition of new technology platforms, FCW reported Thursday…

SAP Gets CBP Automated Commercial Environment Certification; Kevin McCollom Comments

SAP has received a U.S. Customs and Border Protection certification to operate in automated commercial environments for entry summaries. CBP intends implement electronic single window information technology products in automated commercial environments by the end of 2016, SAP said Monday…

Rear Adm. Peter Fanta Previews Navy’s Pipeline of Surface Warfare Programs

Rear Adm. Peter Fanta, director of surface warfare (N96) at the U.S. Navy, has said the service branch is working to analyze capability gaps to prepare for its procurement of the Future Surface Combatant slated for 2030…

DOE National Lab Seeks to Address CBP Radiation Detectors’ Nuisance Alarms; Sonya Bowyer Comments

The Energy Department’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a new method to help the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection agency reduce the number of nuisance alarms that radiation portal monitors produce at various U…

Maria Contreras-Sweet: SBA Moves to Resolve HR, IT, Contracting Program Challenges

Maria Contreras-Sweet, administrator at the Small Business Administration, has informed a House committee that the agency launched efforts to address agency operations management issues identified during audits by the SBA Inspector General and Government Accountability Office…